KILLAM SEMINAR SERIES
1999-2000
Supported by the generosity of the Killam Foundation, the MNI's Killam Seminar Series invites outstanding guest speakers whose research is of interest to the scientific community at the MNI and McGill University.
Seminars are held on Tuesday afternoons at 4 p.m.
A list of speakers for the 1999-2000 academic year follows.
Anyone interested in meeting with the speakers should contact the host.
Additional speakers will be added as soon as their lectures are scheduled.
DATE |
SPEAKER |
LECTURE |
ROOM |
HOST |
January 18 2000 |
Robert Innis |
"Neuroimaging of Dopaminergic Transmission: Presynaptic Transporter, Postsynptic Receptor, and "Intrasynatic" Neruotransmitter," |
Mirko Diksic |
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January 25 2000 |
Dan Johnston | "Dendrites, K+channels, and LTP in Hippocampal Pyramidal Neurons." | Angel Alonso | |
February 1 2000 |
Michel Tremblay |
"The Tyrosine Phosphae Family: The Other Side of the Coin." |
Killam Committee |
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February 8 2000 |
Rafael Yuste |
"Imaging and Strutute and Function of Dendriti Spines." |
Angel Alonso |
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February 15 2000 |
Sam David |
"Directing the Immune Response to Promote Axon Regeneration in the Adult Mammalian CNS." |
Tim Kenndey |
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February 29 2000 |
Greg Simpson | "Multi_Modality Functional Imaging Studies of Perception and Attention." |
Louis Collins |
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March 7 2000 |
Quentin Pittman |
"Back Talk in Neurons; Dendritically Released Peptides as Retrograde Transmitters." |
Alain Beaudet |
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March 13 2000 |
Michael Scherg |
"Functional Imaging with EEG, MEG, MRI and fMRI |
Jean Gotman | |
March 21 2000 |
Michael Poulter |
"GABA-A Receptor Expression and Function During Synaptogenesis and Temporal Lobe Epilepsy: Evidence for a Common Link." |
Massimo Avoli |
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March 28 2000 |
Alex Joyner |
"Setting up an Organizing Center that Controls early Midbrain and Cerebellum Anterior/Posterior Patterning." |
John Robson |
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April 18 2000 |
Johan E.van Lier |
"Photodynamic Therapy: Applications and a Role for PET in Elucidating Actions Mechanisms." |
Mirko Diksic |
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May 9 2000 |
Mark Noble | "Glial Development, Regeneration and Neoplasia in the Mammalian Central Nervous System." | Trevor Owens | |
May 16 2000 |
Martin Deschênes |
"Reciprocal and Non-Reciprocal Connections Between Thalamlis and Cortex." |
Massimo Avoli |
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May 23 2000 |
Michael Salter | "Astrocyte Purinoceptors - Riding the Wave." | Phillippe Séguéla | |
May 30 2000 |
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June 6 2000 |
Elio Raviola |
"Mechanism and Regulation of Dopamine Release in the 'Retina." |
Richard Murphy | |
June 13 2000 |
Francis White |
"Whole Cell Plasticity in Cocaine Addiction: Dopamine Receptor and Volatage-Gated Channels." |
Edward Fon | |